A Canadian youngster who had the same kind of bird flu and was admitted to the hospital on November 8 after becoming unwell on November 2 was the subject of another alarming instance.
The adolescent was still in the hospital as of the latest report in late November, in a serious condition that required assistance breathing but was stable.
Since all of the canines and reptiles they had interacted with tested negative, it was unclear how they acquired the illness.
Although the H5N1 bird flu poses a pandemic risk, British specialists have previously informed MailOnline that the public is currently not in grave danger.
According to Professor Paul Hunter, a distinguished specialist in infectious illnesses from the University of East Anglia,